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Sin Has Consequences
Commentators are clear that this verse shows God's direct displeasure with David's sin of numbering the people. The phrase "he smote Israel" is not an accident but a direct consequence of the king's prideful act. This serves as a sober reminder that sin is offensive to God and invites divine judgment.
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1 Chronicles
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Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 21:7–13
19th Century
Bishop
The Divine wrath, declared by Gad the seer.
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Chronicles 21:7
19th Century
Preacher
And God was displeased with this thing;
This numbering of Israel, which David had carried out in spite of Joab's protest: God wa…
John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 21:7
17th Century
Pastor
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 21:1).
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Chronicles 21:1–30
17th Century
Minister
No mention is made in this book of David's sin in the matter of Uriah, nor of the troubles that followed it, for they had no necessary connection w…